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Permission Slip: Ignore the 5 AM Hype
Hey Beautiful,
Let’s cut through the noise!
That “5 AM billionaire hustle” propaganda?
It’s just productivity porn.
You’ve been shamed for:
⏰ Hitting snooze (gasp!)
🌞 Working best after noon (scandalous!)
☕ Daring to exist before caffeine (how dare you!)
Meanwhile, I nap 20 hours a day and still get fed. Priorities.
Here’s the truth your tired soul needs: Your brain isn’t broken, it’s wired differently.
☑️ That 2 PM flow state? Biological.
☑️ Shower epiphanies? Science-backed.
☑️ Your “laziness”? Probably sanity.
I’ve watched you scroll past those “miracle morning” posts and shame-spiral because your brain doesn’t fire on all cylinders at dawn. Meanwhile, the same gurus preaching sunrise sermons are secretly napping in their luxury cars between meetings.
Oh! And history’s most prolific artists, writers, and innovators (looking at you, Kafka and Beyoncé) worked in bursts that aligned with their energy, not some corporate-approved timetable.
The real flex isn’t waking up early; it’s knowing when YOU work best and owning it unapologetically.
🎫 TODAY'S PERMISSION SLIP
You have full, unapologetic permission to reject the tyranny of the 5 AM hustle. Your creativity isn’t lazy because it refuses to perform on demand like a circus animal.
That guilt about “wasted mornings”? Release it.
The meetings you zone through before noon aren’t proof of your inadequacy, they’re proof of a system that prioritizes optics over actual output.
Protect your peak hours like the sacred gifts they are.
If your best ideas come at 11 PM in bed with a notebook, honor that. If your focus fires up after lunch, build your schedule around it.
Productivity isn’t one-size-fits-all. It’s a bespoke suit tailored to your mind’s rhythms.
Remember! The people changing the world aren’t the ones bragging about their alarms, they’re the ones too busy creating to care what time it is.
🐾 START OVER KITTY SAYS
Humans are hilarious. You’ll stress over ‘wasted time’ while I nap 18 hours a day and still get everything I want. Think about it.
🔥 THIS WEEK’S CHALLENGE
The next time someone humble-brags about their 5 AM routine, smile and say: “How cute. My genius works the night shift.”
📸 SCREENSHOT THIS
Productivity isn’t a time slot. It’s the courage to trust your own rhythm.
💌 HIT REPLY
What’s your real peak work time? (I’ll go first: My best ideas strike at 10 PM with snacks)
Keep defying clocks,
Start Over Kitty & the Permission to Outgrow Crew 🐾
P.S. Forward this to your fellow night owls. If a morning person complains, throw a hairball at them (metaphorically… mostly).